Amazon.com review summary for Sony Handycam HDR-XR550V

alaTest has collected and analyzed 8 user reviews of Sony Handycam HDR-XR550V from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.8/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Camcorders on Amazon.com. People are impressed by the portability and image quality. The size and memory also get good comments. There are some negative reviews about the battery. Opinions are divided on the zoom.

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100% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Sony Handycam HDR-XR550V review:

Given its accouterments--a large G series lens, 240GB hard disk, 3.5-inch LCD and EVF, headphone and mic jacks, and shutter and iris controls--the Sony Handycam HDR-XR550V's price well north of $1,000 may be a bit painful, but not much of a surprise....

Full manual feature set for video; geotagging for video is fun, if not very practical; autofocus system performs very well.

The Sony Handycam HDR-XR550V fares well compared with the competition, though its video could be a bit sharper and the interface less cumbersome. Unless you absolutely need to store a lot of video on the camcorder--which I don't suggest--or have large...

Sony HDR-XR550 review

Sony always wants to go the extra mile and its latest Full HD shooter, complete with 240GB hard drive, has the capacity to put the 32GB and 64GB storage of rival cams well and truly in the shade. Favouring HDD (hard disk drive) over flash memory, the...

Sony Handycam HDR-XR550V

The XR550V boasts a number of important improvements, including 24Mbps recording, wide-angle lens and SD card support. We'd recommend the flash-only CX550V, unless you have gigantic hands or require 240GB of storage.

Full manual feature set for video ; Geotagging for video is fun, if not very practical ; Autofocus system performs very well

Sony Handycam HDR-XR550V

The camcorder is definately an improvement over its replacement the HDR-CX500 on paper. We shall see after it has been tested. I just found that quite a few things have been copied. SDHC card slots now.Panasonic was big on that.Is that Sony admitting...